Fiche d’exercices de Vocabulaire de la santé (examens d’entrée) avec corrigé

What does the suffix -osis mean, as in “fibrosis”?

1. AAbnormal condition
2. BInflammation
3. CSurgical removal of tissue
4. DTumour

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a fracture of the wrist.”

1. AA deep cut that needs stitches
2. BA bruise
3. CA break in a bone
4. DA burn

What does the root toxic/o mean, as in “toxicology”?

1. AMedicine
2. BFood
3. CInfection
4. DPoison

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The unit has strict protocols for infection control.”

1. AYearly budgets
2. BSeparate buildings
3. CStaff uniforms
4. DOfficial procedures or rules

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Turn the patient to the prone position for the back examination.”

1. ALying face up
2. BStanding upright
3. CSitting up in bed
4. DLying face down

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medication label was illegible, so the nurse called the pharmacy.”

1. AMissing the patient’s name
2. BImpossible to read
3. CWritten in another language
4. DOut of date

What does the term hepatitis mean?

1. ARemoval of the liver
2. BEnlargement of the liver
3. CInflammation of the liver
4. DStudy of the liver

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with type 1 diabetes needs exogenous insulin.”

1. AProduced by the body itself
2. BActing over a long period of time
3. CTaken by mouth with food
4. DComing from outside the body